Station Name: Kagoshima WMO Station Number: 47827 National I.D. Number: Country: JAPAN WMO Region: REGION II - ASIA Latitude: 31d 34m N Longitude: 130d 33m E Elevation: 4 m In the following tables, byr = beginning year of normals or extremes data period eyr = ending year of normals or extremes data period NA = Not Applicable, data not submitted or not computed * = value > 0 but < units resolution Ann-NCDC = annual value computed by NCDC from monthly values provided by Members ========================================================== The normals data and climate variable descriptions are presented in these tables as provided by the WMO Member country. ========================================================== Element 01: Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 7.2 1.7 Feb 8.3 1.7 Mar 11.4 1.2 Apr 16.4 1.0 May 20.1 .8 Jun 23.4 .9 Jul 27.4 .8 Aug 27.9 .5 Sep 25.1 1.1 Oct 20.0 1.2 Nov 14.5 1.2 Dec 9.2 1.3 Annual 17.6 .5 Ann-NCDC 17.6 NA -------------------------- Element 02: Maximum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 12.2 1.6 8.5 15.4 Feb 13.1 1.6 10.3 16.3 Mar 16.5 1.1 13.8 18.6 Apr 21.3 .9 19.9 24.1 May 24.7 .7 23.5 26.2 Jun 27.3 .9 25.2 28.9 Jul 31.4 1.0 29.3 33.0 Aug 32.2 .6 31.1 33.7 Sep 29.5 1.0 27.7 31.3 Oct 25.1 1.0 23.1 27.6 Nov 19.8 1.1 17.8 22.0 Dec 14.6 1.3 11.8 16.5 Annual 22.3 .3 21.8 23.1 Ann-NCDC 22.3 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 03: Minimum Dry Bulb Temperature (deg C) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 2.6 1.8 .1 7.0 Feb 3.7 1.9 .0 8.9 Mar 6.5 1.5 2.9 9.5 Apr 11.8 1.5 9.4 17.2 May 15.9 1.2 13.9 19.5 Jun 20.0 1.2 17.5 22.4 Jul 24.2 .8 22.5 25.4 Aug 24.5 .7 23.2 26.0 Sep 21.4 1.3 17.9 23.3 Oct 15.3 1.6 11.5 18.1 Nov 9.6 1.6 7.2 12.5 Dec 4.4 1.2 1.5 6.7 Annual 13.3 .7 11.7 14.8 Ann-NCDC 13.3 NA NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 06: Precipitation (mm) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value QUIN20% (Statistic 22): First Quintile QUIN40% (Statistic 23): Second Quintile QUIN60% (Statistic 24): Third Quintile QUIN80% (Statistic 25): Fourth Quintile MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEANMLY MIN_MLY QUIN20% QUIN40% QUIN60% QUIN80% MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan 87.4 25.5 40.2 70.0 89.0 138.5 201.3 Feb 102.7 32.5 64.2 78.8 92.1 141.7 223.0 Mar 160.6 60.0 95.2 112.7 159.0 248.2 351.0 Apr 229.8 56.0 142.0 193.5 250.7 323.7 453.0 May 259.0 114.5 174.9 222.5 262.5 342.7 558.5 Jun 399.5 201.0 245.9 297.9 397.0 567.2 691.0 Jul 303.7 121.5 171.9 269.7 334.5 435.0 541.5 Aug 213.1 53.5 120.5 170.0 223.0 302.3 483.0 Sep 216.4 39.0 136.0 184.0 213.2 282.5 514.5 Oct 106.1 10.5 40.0 74.0 106.0 161.2 360.5 Nov 87.6 26.0 37.2 66.4 92.4 128.2 215.8 Dec 70.9 7.5 41.2 51.5 71.0 95.4 207.0 Annual 2236.8 1519.5 1879.7 2103.6 2218.1 2595.1 3047.5 Ann-NCDC 2236.8 NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 09: Snowfall (cm) MNDLYMX (Statistic 09): Mean Daily Maximum Value MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value MIN_MLY (Statistic 20): Minimum Monthly Value MAX_MLY (Statistic 26): Maximum Monthly Value ------------------------------------------ byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MNDLYMX MEANMLY MIN_MLY MAX_MLY Month ------------------------------------------ Jan 3 5 0 65 Feb 3 3 0 23 Mar * * 0 6 Apr * * 0 * May 0 0 0 0 Jun 0 0 0 0 Jul 0 0 0 0 Aug 0 0 0 0 Sep 0 0 0 0 Oct * * 0 * Nov * * 0 * Dec 1 1 0 8 Annual 5 9 0 69 Ann-NCDC NA 9.0 NA NA ------------------------------------------ Element 10: Snow Depth (cm) MAX_VAL (Statistic 04): Maximum Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3 Feb 2 Mar * Apr 0 May 0 Jun 0 Jul 0 Aug 0 Sep 0 Oct 0 Nov 0 Dec 1 Annual 5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 11: Relative Humidity (%) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value MN03LST (Statistic 73): Mean of Observations at 0300 LST MN09LST (Statistic 79): Mean of Observations at 0900 LST MN15LST (Statistic 85): Mean of Observations at 1500 LST MN21LST (Statistic 91): Mean of Observations at 2100 LST ---------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV MN03LST MN09LST MN15LST MN21LST Month ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan 71 4 79 75 55 73 Feb 70 4 79 73 55 71 Mar 69 4 80 70 55 71 Apr 73 5 83 73 60 75 May 74 4 85 73 62 77 Jun 79 4 88 78 69 81 Jul 78 3 88 77 67 81 Aug 77 3 86 75 64 80 Sep 76 3 86 75 63 79 Oct 71 3 83 70 55 75 Nov 72 3 83 73 55 77 Dec 72 3 82 76 55 76 Annual 74 2 84 74 60 77 Ann-NCDC 73.5 NA 83.5 74.0 59.6 76.3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Element 12: Sea Level Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 1020.8 1.8 Feb 1019.8 1.9 Mar 1017.6 1.3 Apr 1015.4 1.2 May 1011.6 1.1 Jun 1008.5 1.4 Jul 1008.4 1.5 Aug 1007.8 2.0 Sep 1011.2 1.3 Oct 1016.2 1.2 Nov 1020.1 .9 Dec 1021.5 1.2 Annual 1014.9 .4 Ann-NCDC 1014.9 NA -------------------------- Element 13: Station Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 1020.1 1.8 Feb 1019.1 1.9 Mar 1017.0 1.3 Apr 1014.8 1.2 May 1011.0 1.1 Jun 1007.9 1.4 Jul 1007.8 1.5 Aug 1007.2 2.0 Sep 1010.6 1.3 Oct 1015.6 1.2 Nov 1019.5 .9 Dec 1020.8 1.2 Annual 1014.3 .4 Ann-NCDC 1014.3 NA -------------------------- Element 14: Vapor Pressure (hPa) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value STD_DEV (Statistic 03): Standard Deviation of Mean Value -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: MEAN STD_DEV Month -------------------------- Jan 7.3 1.2 Feb 7.9 1.3 Mar 9.7 1.1 Apr 13.9 1.6 May 17.5 1.4 Jun 22.8 1.5 Jul 28.5 1.1 Aug 28.7 1.0 Sep 24.3 1.9 Oct 16.8 1.5 Nov 12.3 1.2 Dec 8.6 .9 Annual 16.5 .5 Ann-NCDC 16.5 NA -------------------------- Element 15: Sunshine %OFPOSS (Statistic 37): Percent of Possible MN_#HRS (Statistic 44): Mean Number of Hours -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Statistic: %OFPOSS MN_#HRS Month -------------------------- Jan 41.0 131.4 Feb 39.0 122.7 Mar 41.0 152.7 Apr 39.0 149.7 May 37.0 157.1 Jun 29.0 123.1 Jul 44.0 189.3 Aug 50.0 206.6 Sep 45.0 167.7 Oct 52.0 182.6 Nov 48.0 150.5 Dec 45.0 141.9 Annual 42.0 1875.3 Ann-NCDC NA 1875.3 -------------------------- Element 16: Wind Speed (m/sec) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 2.5 Feb 2.7 Mar 2.9 Apr 2.8 May 2.6 Jun 2.6 Jul 2.6 Aug 2.9 Sep 2.6 Oct 2.6 Nov 2.5 Dec 2.4 Annual 2.7 Ann-NCDC 2.6 ------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 022.5 degrees Qualifier: 045.0 degrees Qualifier: 067.5 degrees Qualifier: 090.0 degrees Qualifier: 112.5 degrees Qualifier: 135.0 degrees Qualifier: 157.5 degrees Qualifier: 180.0 degrees Qualifier: 202.5 degrees ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 022.5 045.0 067.5 090.0 112.5 135.0 157.5 180.0 202.5 Month ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan .020 .060 .020 .010 * .010 .010 * * Feb .030 .090 .020 .010 .010 .020 .020 .010 .010 Mar .040 .160 .030 .020 .010 .030 .030 .020 .010 Apr .030 .140 .050 .030 .020 .070 .070 .030 .010 May .040 .170 .060 .030 .030 .090 .060 .040 .010 Jun .040 .140 .060 .030 .030 .090 .080 .060 .040 Jul .030 .100 .050 .030 .030 .080 .080 .050 .040 Aug .030 .150 .080 .060 .040 .100 .070 .030 .020 Sep .050 .180 .060 .030 .020 .050 .040 .040 .020 Oct .050 .200 .060 .020 .010 .030 .020 .010 .010 Nov .040 .130 .030 .010 .010 .020 .010 .010 .010 Dec .020 .060 .020 .010 .010 .010 .010 .010 * Annual .040 .130 .050 .030 .020 .050 .040 .020 .010 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) Statistic 38: Frequency Qualifier: 225.0 degrees Qualifier: 247.5 degrees Qualifier: 270.0 degrees Qualifier: 292.5 degrees Qualifier: 315.0 degrees Qualifier: 337.5 degrees Qualifier: 360.0 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 225.0 247.5 270.0 292.5 315.0 337.5 360.0 Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan * * .030 .230 .390 .150 .050 Feb .010 .010 .050 .230 .330 .120 .040 Mar .010 .010 .050 .210 .250 .080 .040 Apr .010 .010 .070 .210 .170 .050 .020 May .010 .020 .070 .160 .150 .040 .020 Jun .030 .050 .080 .110 .100 .040 .020 Jul .050 .060 .100 .140 .110 .030 .020 Aug .020 .030 .060 .130 .120 .040 .020 Sep .020 .020 .050 .150 .180 .060 .030 Oct .010 .010 .040 .190 .240 .070 .030 Nov * .010 .030 .220 .310 .120 .040 Dec * * .030 .240 .370 .150 .060 Annual .010 .020 .050 .180 .230 .080 .030 Ann-NCDC NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element 17: Wind Direction (degrees) PREVAIL (Statistic 41): Prevailing ------------------ byr: 1975 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 315.0 Feb 315.0 Mar 315.0 Apr 292.5 May 45.0 Jun 45.0 Jul 292.5 Aug 45.0 Sep 45.0 Oct 315.0 Nov 315.0 Dec 315.0 Annual 315.0 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 20: Sky Cover (Cloud Cover) (okta) MEAN (Statistic 01): Mean Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 4.8 Feb 5.1 Mar 5.1 Apr 5.5 May 5.8 Jun 6.6 Jul 5.5 Aug 5.0 Sep 5.0 Oct 4.2 Nov 4.2 Dec 4.3 Annual 5.1 Ann-NCDC 5.1 ------------------ Element 33: Global Solar Radiation (MJ/m2) MEANDLY (Statistic 06): Mean Daily Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 9.1 Feb 10.7 Mar 12.7 Apr 15.3 May 16.4 Jun 15.3 Jul 17.8 Aug 17.8 Sep 14.5 Oct 13.3 Nov 10.0 Dec 8.9 Annual 13.5 Ann-NCDC NA ------------------ Element 51: Number Days with Thunder (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .7 Feb .7 Mar 1.4 Apr 1.7 May 1.5 Jun 1.6 Jul 3.7 Aug 4.1 Sep 3.1 Oct .8 Nov .6 Dec .4 Annual 20.4 Ann-NCDC 20.3 ------------------ Element 56: Number Days with Snowfall (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.4 Feb 2.9 Mar .4 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec 1.1 Annual 7.8 Ann-NCDC 7.8 ------------------ Element 73: Number Days with no Sunshine (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 3.2 Feb 4.2 Mar 5.1 Apr 6.1 May 5.9 Jun 6.9 Jul 2.9 Aug 1.3 Sep 2.6 Oct 3.2 Nov 3.4 Dec 2.9 Annual 47.7 Ann-NCDC 47.7 ------------------ Element 83: Number Days Maximum Temperature GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 25.0 deg C Qualifier: 30.0 deg C -------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 Qualifier: 25.0 30.0 Month -------------------------- Jan .0 .0 Feb .0 .0 Mar .1 .0 Apr 3.3 .0 May 15.1 .3 Jun 24.2 5.0 Jul 30.5 23.0 Aug 31.0 27.6 Sep 28.5 13.9 Oct 17.0 .9 Nov 1.3 .0 Dec .0 .0 Annual 151.1 70.7 Ann-NCDC 151.0 70.7 -------------------------- Element 86: Number Days Minimum Temperature GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 25.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun 1.2 Jul 10.8 Aug 12.1 Sep 2.8 Oct * Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 26.9 Ann-NCDC 26.9 ------------------ Element 87: Number Days Mean Temperature GE Threshold (count) Qualifier: 25.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .2 Jun 6.4 Jul 27.5 Aug 30.6 Sep 16.9 Oct 1.4 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual 83.1 Ann-NCDC 83.0 ------------------ Element 91: Number Days Maximum Temperature LT Threshold (count) Qualifier: 0.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .0 Feb .0 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .0 Ann-NCDC 0.0 ------------------ Element 93: Number Days Minimum Temperature LT Threshold (count) Qualifier: 0.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 7.0 Feb 5.7 Mar 1.4 Apr * May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec 2.4 Annual 16.6 Ann-NCDC 16.6 ------------------ Element 95: Number Days with Precipitation GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 0.5 mm Qualifier: 1.0 mm Qualifier: 10.0 mm Qualifier: 30.0 mm Qualifier: 50.0 mm Qualifier: 70.0 mm Qualifier: 100.0 mm ------------------------------------------------------------------ byr: 1968 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 0.5 1.0 10.0 30.0 50.0 70.0 100.0 Month ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan 10.4 9.8 3.1 .4 .1 * .0 Feb 10.5 9.6 3.2 .7 .3 .1 .0 Mar 14.1 11.5 5.0 1.6 .5 .2 * Apr 12.7 11.6 6.9 2.4 1.0 .5 .1 May 12.5 11.7 6.2 3.0 1.5 .7 .2 Jun 15.7 14.8 8.9 4.7 2.3 1.5 .7 Jul 13.2 12.0 6.6 3.0 1.8 1.3 .5 Aug 11.3 10.7 5.2 2.2 .9 .5 .4 Sep 12.3 10.5 5.0 2.4 1.4 .7 .3 Oct 8.4 7.4 3.0 .8 .4 .2 .1 Nov 7.6 7.1 2.7 .7 .3 * .0 Dec 9.9 8.4 2.4 .4 .1 * .0 Annual 138.4 125.0 58.1 22.3 10.4 5.8 2.4 Ann-NCDC 138.6 125.1 58.2 22.3 10.6 5.7 2.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Element BH: Number Days Mean Temperature LT Threshold (count) Qualifier: 0.0 deg C MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan * Feb .1 Mar .0 Apr .0 May .0 Jun .0 Jul .0 Aug .0 Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .0 Dec .0 Annual .1 Ann-NCDC 0.1 ------------------ Element BJ: Number Days with Fog (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1961 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan .1 Feb .4 Mar .2 Apr .3 May .2 Jun .2 Jul .1 Aug * Sep .0 Oct .0 Nov .1 Dec .1 Annual 1.8 Ann-NCDC 1.7 ------------------ Element BM: Number Days with Daily Maximum Wind Speed GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 10.0 m/sec Qualifier: 15.0 m/sec Qualifier: 20.0 m/sec Qualifier: 30.0 m/sec ------------------------------------------ byr: 1975 1975 1975 1975 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 10.0 15.0 20.0 30.0 Month ------------------------------------------ Jan .4 .0 .0 .0 Feb .8 .0 .0 .0 Mar 1.1 .0 .0 .0 Apr .4 .0 .0 .0 May .2 .0 .0 .0 Jun .1 .0 .0 .0 Jul .7 .2 .1 .0 Aug .8 .3 .1 .0 Sep .9 .1 .0 .0 Oct .6 .1 .0 .0 Nov .2 .0 .0 .0 Dec .3 .0 .0 .0 Annual 6.3 .6 .1 .0 Ann-NCDC 6.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 ------------------------------------------ Element BT: Number Days with Occurrence of Rain (count) MEANMLY (Statistic 15): Mean Monthly Value ------------------ byr: 1968 eyr: 1990 Month ------------------ Jan 19.3 Feb 18.5 Mar 20.7 Apr 17.9 May 18.1 Jun 21.1 Jul 21.4 Aug 20.6 Sep 19.3 Oct 13.7 Nov 13.7 Dec 17.5 Annual 221.7 Ann-NCDC 221.8 ------------------ Element BW: Number Days with Daily Maximum Snow Cover GE Threshold (count) Statistic 15: Mean Monthly Value Qualifier: 0.0 cm Qualifier: 5.0 cm Qualifier: 10.0 cm Qualifier: 20.0 cm Qualifier: 50.0 cm Qualifier: 100.0 cm ---------------------------------------------------------- byr: 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 1961 eyr: 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 1990 Qualifier: 0.0 5.0 10.0 20.0 50.0 100.0 Month ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan 1.5 .6 .3 .1 .0 .0 Feb 1.3 .3 .1 * .0 .0 Mar .1 * .0 .0 .0 .0 Apr .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 May .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Jun .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Jul .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Aug .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Sep .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Oct .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Nov .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 Dec .4 .1 .0 .0 .0 .0 Annual 3.4 1.0 .4 .1 .0 .0 Ann-NCDC 3.3 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 ----------------------------------------------------------